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Celery Soup

My friend made a comment on my celery post. She offered the recipe for celery soup (it’s in comment #5). Awesome, you know I am on a soup kick. There are a lot of recipes out there for celery soup, of course, but it is nice to have a recipe from a friend. A nice tried and true recipe. I made it tonight, but I made some adjustments.

Since I don’t like pepper, I only put a sprinkle in, but I think this might have kept it from having much flavor so I added the marjoram which — to me — tied the flavors together nicely.

Sautee onion in olive oil, then add the parsnips. Cook the parsnips for a few minutes. When the parsnips start to get tender, add the celery and spices, cook it for a few minutes. Then add the stock. Let it simmer for awhile, then let it come to a boil. I let it cool for a bit then blend in blender or with a stick blender.

This is becoming my standard method of cooking soup. I have just been changing the ingredients.

I will probably try the celery soup with an apple -as my friend mentions- one of these days. What about you? I would love to hear what you’ve come up with.

Would you ADD the apple or substitute the parsnip for an apple ( or two)? I believe the recipe is talking about “instead of”, but while I was typing the post I thought of just adding it. Maybe if using a potato because then the apple’s delicate flovor would be able to come through.

I would imagine that you and Frank are soup lovers. It is a bit colder where you are. I am becoming a soup nut now that I decided to use my immersion blender. My friend encouraged me!